The Film Festival Reader (Films Need Festivals, Festivals Need Films) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1908437081 ISBN 13: 9781908437082

Publisher: St Andrews Film Studies, 2021

Synopsis

What is the importance of film festivals in the context of film culture at large? What logic reigns within the film festival galaxy? Are film festivals tools of power and prestige that make or break the fate of a film? Or do they effectively seal diverse and unique cinema from the wider public whilst simultaneously professing to celebrate it? What, if anything, is wrong with the concept of 'festival films'? What makes a good film festival good or a bad one bad? It is these and other questions that are raised and treated in the classic texts included in this anthology.

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About the Author

Dina Iordanova is Professor of Film Studies at the University of St Andrews in Scotland where she directs the Centre for Film Studies and St Andrews Film Studies Press. A specialist in transnational cinema, she has been involved with a number of film festivals, and is a Trustee of the Edinburgh International Film Festival.

Edition details

• Publisher: St Andrews Film Studies
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1908437081
• ISBN 13: 9781908437082
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 258
• Editor: Iordanova Author Dina